https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/cf50140f0ff3687eee4f37514ea84d3d.pdf 1dbd059c0f055d76a01035df7eb4c612 PDF Text Text NORTH LAWRENCE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION lAWRENCE, KANSAS Margene Swarts Program Analyst HAND 6 East 6th Lawrence, Kansas 66044 Dear Margene, This is to inform you the North Lawrence Improvement Association made the following amendment to their by-laws: Article VI - Dues Section 1 previously read: Dues - Annual dues of one dollar per year shall be assessed each member of THE NORTH LAWRENCE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION and are due on the second Monday of January. No dues shall be accepted on the day of elections. It was amended to read: Dues - Annual dues of one dollar per year shall be assessed each member of THE NORTH LAWRENCE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION and are due on the second Monday of September. No dues shall be accepted on the day of elections. The amendment passed on the first reading September 12, 1994, passed on the next reading October 10, 1994. was made to accept the amendment. 1~J~u~~~l~ Delores Todd President NLIA A motion and second Motion passed. �CONSTTTUTI ON THE NORTH h~WRSNCS IMPROVEME~ SSOCIATION ARTICLE I :.IA.:'1E A~m P'_TR?03~ Section 1. The name of this organization is ThE NORTH ASSOCIATION of Lawrence, Kansas. (NLIA) hi\.WR~NCE IMPRJVE!£NT Section 2. The purpose of TliE N.;RTi:. LA-I'fr(~;~CE lMPROVEHENI' ASSOCIAT~ON shall be to concern itself with the overall general welfare of the North Lawrence area. This concern shall include, but not be liwited to, problems related to the physical improvement of the area, such as housing, street repairs, flood controls, traffic safety, public transportation, pollution, etcetera. Futhermore, it shall be concerned with problems related to health, education, and social and economic welfare. ARTICT.t<: TT MEM?E.l\5HIP Section 1. Any North Lawrence resident, age 18 years or over, and any nonresident North Lawrence pro:perty owner may be voting members of the NLIA. Any North Lawrence Professional Organization or Business and any other North Lawrence Organization may have only one vote. Section 2. Dues - Anuual dues of one dollar per year shall be collected. Members who have not paid dues shall not vote or hold an elective office. ARTICLE ITT Offl~fi;RS S~ction 1. The officers of THE NORTH LI\.~~ENCE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION shall be: A. President, B. Vice-President, c. Corresponding Secretary, Do Recordjng Secretary, E. Treasurer, and F. Parliamentarian. Section 2. The Officers of the NLIA with the exception of the Parliamentarian shall be elected aP~ually. Candidates will be nominated from the floor. If there is more than one candidate for a vacancy, the office will be filled by a written ballot. The candidate receivi~g the majority vote is elected. Each Officer assumes duties on the first day of the month succeeding the month d·J.ring which elected. They will serve until a successor is chosen and installed. Section ). The duties of the Officers shall be; A. President- is the chief executive officer and chief adninistrative officer of THE NO.:IT:-1 LA~B.E~lc:;;.: IMPROV~·~NT A3SOCIATION. The President presides at all meetings; anpoints all co~~ttee perso~~el and designates all committee chairpersons. The President assigns projects to appropriate co~~ittees, and m~ re-assign or transfer sach projects if, in Presidents jud~ement such a transfer is desirable. The President speaks on behalf of, and in the name of, THE NORTH LA'rlRENC~ IMPR.::w:;'~3NT ASSOCIATION whenever a matter in the Associat:ions "ielrl. of interest is raised and requires pr8sentation of the Association's ooi.nt of view. The President is the Associationrs official represe:1tative at meetinp;s of c-Jooorating organizations. The President calls all re~ular a:-td special :nle3t:i nc;s, fixing the date ;::,.:1d place thereof, except when calEng such meetin~ pursaant to :Tierntership petition. The President shall be an F_.x-)ffic1.o member of all committe::.s. All cormnittee members are responsLble to the President :or the Dr::>Der rerfo::-~JR,ce of their duties. �PAJE 2 B. Vice-President shall oreside over all re~lar meetings and assume responsibilities of the office of ?resident in the absence of the President. The Vice-President will ser·>'e as Intern -:Jresident upon the death or resignation of the President. The Vice-President shall :::e the Chairperson of the Executive Co!ll1'li t tee • c. Corresponding Secretar,y shall be in charge of all the NIJIA's correspondence. This shall consist of letters, f~ers, news bulletins, etceters. No correspondence will be done w-ithout the approval of the President. D. Recording Secreta~ shall be in charge of taking and keeping a record of the minutes of all meetings held by THE NORTH LA~f.RENCS IMPROV~~~~ ASSOCIATION. The Recording Secretary shall be responsible for all records and in charge of matntainine a record of past accomplishments, i.~. newspaper accounts, etc~tera. E. Treasurer shall collect and be res~onsible for all funds due to THE ~JRTH LAWRENCE IMPR0\3~'1ENT A..:noCIATION. The Treasurer will pay all bills authorized by the President, and will maintain a record of the financial stat~s of the organization to be presented at a11 regularly scheduled meetings. F. Parliamentarian may be appointed by the President with the approval of the Executive Committee. THE ARTTC-:-,E IV CDW.:ITT:;;E ~x::.~cTITIVE Section l. The Executive Committee constitutes the elected Officers of THE NORTH LA1rJ:.-tENC~ IMPROV~MENT AS30CIATION. (?resident, Vice-President, Corresponding Secretary, Record:i.ng Secretary, Treasurer a~d the three (3) previous past Presidents of the Association). Section 2. The Executive CoJTlT!littee shall ha.e all the powers of THB l'DRTH LAl!JF.ENCS :l.MPR:JVEHENT ASSJCIATION during the interval between meetings. The Vice-Presi_dent will ser-..re as the Chairperson of this committee. The Committee will meet on the call of the Chairperson, or on request of the members of the Association. A_.qTICI.E V MEETLGS Section l. Regular meetings will be held on the second Monday of the month September through May. The Corres?onding Secretary will notify all members for special, or postponed meetines only. Section 2. Special meetings will be held on the call of the President. Members may rec;.uest the President to call a special meeting, indicating the reason thereof. �ARTI"T.F: iri Section 1. Dues - Annual dues of one dollA,r per year shall be assessed each member of THS ~::>RTH LAHRSNC~ IMPRO\f2:1·~NT A3SOCI ATION and are due on the second Monday of January. No dues shall be acc8oted on the day of elections. Section 2. Dues - The amount of annual dues may be changed from time to time by an Amendment to the Constitution. Section 3. Annual election of Officers will be held on the second Monday of October. ARTICL~; BY-LAW VII PROC~DURES Section 1. THE NORTH LA'r.'RENCE IMPROV~'r.fENT AE>SOC:LA':'ION may adopt new By.. taws by an affirmative vote thereon, provided that no By-Law is in effect until passed by two separate meetings. The affirmative vote of a majority of those present at a regular meeting will be sufficient to pass a By-Law. Section 2. A By-Law may be repealed by passing a By-Law to that effect. Section 3. This Constitution may be amrnended by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of THE NORTH LAWRENCE IMPROVEMENT ASSOClATION in attendance at a meetin~, provided that no vote will be taken on the proposal to ammend the Constitution unless notice thereof was cz:i ven in advance of the meeting. Section 4. meetings. The Organization will fo'TlOW' Robert's Rulles of Order at all Passed first reading May 11, 1987 Next reading September 14, 1987 f'3 Ssed �CO~; ST ITUT I 0[-l (Charter recorded TrlL .NORTH L.,:URt:lLJ..:: IXPRr·· ·:E~:~T A3SOCIA.'l'ICN may 27th 1)71 at Dougl~s .aty Courthouse) ~~' ArtT ICLc. I NA.rv:r; A:fD PUt(H)SE Section 1. IMPROV~M~NT The name of this organization is THE 10RT~ AS30CIATIGN 0~ LAWRiNCE, KAJSA3. (NLIA) LA~RENCB Section 2~ The purpose of TH3 NJ:l.TH LA'flR.l-~i,i'JE Dt.P::t0Vi:;1··~~~IT ASSOCIATIOU shall be to co~cern itself with tne overall seneral welfare of the North la~rence area. This concern snall i1clude, but not be limited, to problems related to the physical inprove~eat of the area, such as housing, street repairs, flood controls, traffic safety, public transportation, pollution, etcetera. Furt~ermore, it shall be concerned \·rith problems related to health, education, and soci:1l and economic welfare. AHTICLE II ...I.c";£.1 B.DRS !-:!I P Section 1. Any North Lawrence resident, 13 years or over, and nonresident property owners may be voting members of the JLIA. Any North Lawrence Organizati~n or Business may have only one vote. Section 2. Dues - Annual Dues of one dollar per year shall be collected. Members who have not paid dues shall not vote or hold an elective office. Section 3. Dissolution of Membership - A person found unworthy of membership may be expelled on recommendation of the Executi\re Committee (which recommendation is not made until aft·;r the member stall h2ve been glven the opportunity of a hearing) , and on apprJval of that recommendation by at least two thirds of the members attending a regular meeting. An unh'orthy person is one 1-;ho knowi~gly and willingly seeks to discredit or undermine the goals, programs, and general purposes of this association. ARTICLZ III OFliCERS Section 1. The Officers of THE NORTH LAW:l.EN0E IXPRJVEME2T ASSOCIATIJN shall be: A. President, B. Vice-President, C. Corresponding Secretary, D. Recordi~g Secretary, E. Tressurer, and F. Parliamentarian. Secti8n 2. The Officers of the NLIA shall be elected annually. Candidates will be nominated from the floor. If there is more than one candidate for a vacancy, the office will be filled by a written ballot, The candidate receiving the ~ajority vote is elected. ~ach Officer assumes his duties on the first day of the month succeeding the month during which he was elected. He serves until his successor is chosen and installed. Section 3. The duties of the Officers shall be: A. President- is the chlef executive o!fice and chief administrative officer of T~~ NO~TH LAWHE]CE I~PROV~~S]T ASSJCIATICN. He presides a~ all meetings; appoints all corruittee ~erson~el and 1esignGtes all committee chair~aa. He assisns projects to appropriate co~~ittdes, and may re-a3sign or transfer sucn projects if, in his judgmen~, such a transfer ls jesirable. He speaks on behalf of, and in the name of~ TH~ NO::tTH LA~a~NC~ IMFROV~MBJT A3SOCIATICN whenever a matter in the Association's f+8ld of interest ls raised ~nd requires preJentatlon of the Association s point of view. He is tee Association's official �PAGi; 2 cont. representative at. mee _ngs of cooperating orsan ... ~aticns. He C8.lls all regular and special meetlncs, fixing the date Dnd place thereof, except wnen callinB such meeting pursuant to membership petition. He shall be an Ex-Officio member of all committees. All committee members are responsible to the President for the proper performance of their duties. B. Vice-President - shall preside over all regular meetinss and .assume responsibilities of tbe Office of President in the absence of the President. ne will serve as Intern-President upon tte death or resignation of the President. He shall be the Chairman of the Executive Committee. C. Corresponding Secretary - shall be in charge of all the NLIA's correspondence. This shall consist of letters, .flyers, news bulletins, etceters. No Correspondence will be done without the approval of the President. D. Recording Secretary - shall be in charge of taking and keeping a record of the minutes 6f all meetings held by TSE NORTH LAWREX~E IMPROV~ME~T ASSOCIATICN. He shall be responsible for all records and incharge of maintaining a record of past accomplishments, i.e. newspaper accounts, etcetera. E. Treasurer - shall collect and be responsible for all funds due to NORTH LAJ~EJ~~ I~PROVE~E~T ASSOCIATION. He will pay all bills authorized by the President, and will maintain a record of the financial status of the organization to be presented at all regular~y scheduled meetings. TH~ F. Parliaffientarian - shall be appointed by the President with the approval of ~he Executive Committee. ARTICLE IV THE EXECUTIVE COi·l.XITT ~ Section l. TH~ EXECUTIVE COMMITTE~ constitutes the elected Officers of NORTH LA~R~~~E IXPROVEME~T ASSOCIATION. (President, Vice-President, Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary, Treasurer and the three previous past Presidents of the Association). TH~ Section 2. T.ii.;:; ZX~CUTIVE COi·miTTiE - shall have all the powers of TH..:; NORTH LA;'/~..:;sc~ I:-1PROV.2i~~ST ASSOCIATIC:~ during the interval between meetings. The Vice-President will serve as the Chairman of this committee. The Com!!littee vrill meet on call of the Chairman, or on request of tte members of tte Association. \ . ARTICL.c; V !vf..Et;T DIGS Section 1. Regular meetings - will be held on tte second Monday of every month. The Correspondine Secretary will notify all members for special, or pQstponed meetings only. Secticn 2. Special ~eeting3 - will be held on the call of the PresiJe~t. 1-:e::;bers ::.ay rec;_uest t.~~e President to c2ll a special :neeting, iniicati::Ji;; the reason tterefore. �... cont. PAGE 3 ARTICLI:; VI DUES Section 1. Dues - Annual Dues of one dollar per year shall be assessed each member of TPJ:; NORTH LA'tlRK~CE H!PR.OV.::.X.ENT ASSOCIATION and are due on the second Monday of September. No dues shall be accepted on day of elections • . Section 2. Dues - The amount of annual dues may be changed from time to time by an Amendment to the Constitution. Section 3. Annual election of Officers will be held on the second Monday of October. ARTICLE VII BY.-LAi"/ PROC..C:DUR.ES Section 1. THE NORTH LAWRENCE IMPROVEXE1T ASSOCIATION may adopt new By-Laws by an affirmative vote thereon, provided that no By-Law is in effect until passed by two separate meetings. The Affirmative vote of a majority of those present at a regular meeting will be sufficient to pass a By-Law. Section 2. A by-Law may be repealed by passing a By-Law to that effect. Section 3. This Constitution may be amended by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of THE NORTH LA~~ENCE I~PROViMEJT ASSOCIATIO~ in attendance at a meeting, provided that no vote will be taken on the proposal to amend the Constitution unless notice thereof was given in advance of the meeting. Section 4. The Organization will follow Robert's Rules of Order at it's meetings. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Lawrence Improvement Association Subject The topic of the resource North Lawrence Improvement Association (Lawrence, Kan.) Woodlawn Elementary School (Lawrence, Kan.) Description An account of the resource Bylaws, correspondence, minutes, and newsletters from the North Lawrence Improvement Association. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource North Lawrence Improvement Association (Lawrence, Kan.) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Sandrat Publications (Lawrence, Kan.) 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